J. Konadu Fokuo PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry
University of Illinois Chicago
Contact
Email:
jkfokuo [at] uic.edu
Building & Room:
Neuropsychiatric Institute (NPI)
Address:
912 S. Wood St. Department of Psychiatry (MC 913) Chicago IL 60612
About
Dr. J. Konadu (pronounced: Koonaydoo) Fokuo (pronounced: Foecuoh) is a Clinical Instructor with the Mood and Anxiety Disorder clinic. She completed her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology with a specialization in Rehabilitation Psychology at the Illinois Institute of Technology. Her internship and postdoctoral fellowships (clinical and research) were at University of California, San Francisco. Her clinical, supervision, leadership and research efforts focus on developing targeted interventions for persons with behavioral health disorders. Dr. Fokuo’s primary research interest is in reducing stigma (structural, public and self) as a barrier to health service utilization for stigmatized population.
Publications
Seminars and Lectures
Seminar has a video recordiing - Seminar has a video recordiing.
| Date | Topic | Lecture/Seminar Series | Status |
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| 11/19/2025 | Seminar has a video recordiing Lived Experience Meets Clinical Research: Peer Specialists and the Recovery Narratives in Substance Use Treatment |
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Past Event |
| 10/19/2023 | Better Together project: Improving Access to MOUD for west side of Chicago residents Through Community Collaboration |
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Past Event |
In the News
| Date Released | Title | Source |
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| 11/22/2021 | The National Register of Health Service Psychologists is proud to present the 2021 Judy E. Hall Early Career Psychologist Award to J. Konadu Fokuo, PhD | The National Register of Health Service Psychologists |